1) decrease
2) outside
3) plus
4) vague
5) hard
6) empty
7) thin
8) fall
9) exclusive
10) clever
11) light
12) present
13) false
14) stale
15) pull
16) at least
17) minor
18) alive/living
19) relatively
20) narrow
1) is on the rise
2) numerous
3) was launched
4) come to no good end/come to bad ends
5) different from
6) go down
7) being hard on/being so hard on the child
8) an indication
9) possess
10) a case in point
1) out of style
2) In the case of
3) overnight
4) on the other hand
5) evidence
6) clue
7) incident
8) corresponding
9) contagious
10) lay in
11) anyway
12) reinforced
13) behavior
1) We think of the Great Wall of China as one of the wonders of the world.
2) Medical scientists have long recognized that heart disease is linked to cigarette smoking.
3) San Francisco and Shanghai are both major seaports and financial centers, but unlike Shanghai, San Francisco is hilly and surrounded by water on three sides.
4) An increase in investments will lead to a corresponding rise in profits in times of rapid economic growth.
5) The size of the prize tempted many people to enter the competition.
6) All the candidates for the position must meet the requirement of successful completion of secondary school.
1) disagreement
2) disadvantage
3) disappear
4) disapprove
5) misbehave
6) discomfort
7) miscount
8) discontented
9) discontinue
10) disclose
11) misdeed
12) misdirect
13) misfortune
14) misguide
15) dishearten
16) dishonor
17) misjudge
18) mislead
19) disobey
20) disorder
21) misprint
22) misspelling
23) mistranslate
24) misunderstanding
1) overpraised
2) overate
3) overwork
4) overcrowded
5) overweight
6) overloading
7) overanxious
8) Overpopulation
1) shoe repairers
2) clothes shops
3) cigarette packets
4) customs duties
5) child welfare
6) arms control
7) a salesperson/a sales clerk
8) a ticket office
1) Helen will have that dress altered to fit her.
2) It was Qin Shi Huang who had all the walls joined up.
3) I had my meals brought to me when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.
4) He had three of his teeth knocked out in the fight.
5) Bill had his hat blown off when (he was) crossing the bridge.
6) The sleeping cat lay too near the fire and had its tail slightly burned.
1) Our team is likely to win the game.
2) Davis is not likely to get home before dark.
3) These old buildings are very likely to be knocked down in a year or two.
4) As the young man is very short of money, he is likely to apply for the dangerous job advertised in the paper.
5) The old lady was even less likely to survive the operation if she got any worse.
6) As Nancy is one of the best tennis players on the school team, she is most likely to be singled out for special training.
1) The wish of the scientists is to find new resources for mankind.
2) Her goal in life is to work hard for the happiness of all people in the world.
3) The object of my visit was to consult your uncle as to how I could learn English better.
4) Jefferson's / His purpose in making on-the-spot observations of the James River was to find out whether its South Branch was deep enough to be used by large boats.
5) No. My approach is not to learn everything about something, but rather to learn something about everything.
1) evidence
2) on the rise
3) behavior
4) launched
5) campaigns
6) contagious
7) Numerous
8) linked
9) unlike
10) reinforced
1) pair
2) never
3) very
4) won
5) On
6) happened
7) when
8) along
9) stopped
10) help
11) to
12) station
13) found
14) gone
15) lying
16) this
17) recognized
18) back
19) like
20) strong
21) fists
22) got
23) never
24) on
1) computer games
2) was getting married
3) hesitated
4) Unfortunately
5) Worse still
6) forever
7) positive
8) property
9) learn a lesson
10) it's too bad I won't be able to replace it
翻译
1) 巨额投资(investment)使这一地区的经济得以迅速发展。
Vast amounts of investment have enabled the economy of the area to grow rapidly.
2) 他们为新建一所医院开展了一场筹款运动。
They launched a campaign to raise money for a new hospital.
3) 成功在于勤奋(diligence)，诺兰医生就是一个很好的例证。
Success lies in diligence. Dr. Nolen is a case in point.
4) 他们都具有很高的道德标准，决不会受诱惑接受如此贵重的礼品。
Men of high moral standards, they are never to be tempted into taking such expensive gifts.
5) 有迹象表明，不少工厂正面临着十分困难的局面。
There are indications that numerous factories are faced with a very difficult situation.
6) 警方找到谁是罪犯的重要线索后，在几小时内就以武装抢劫罪拘捕了他。
The police arrested the criminal on a charge of armed robbery several hours after they found an important clue to his identity.
7) 调查显示，对某些人来说，退休往往会造成心理上的病痛。
Investigation has revealed that retirement tends to cause psychological troubles for some people.
8) 医疗队并没有一味抱怨当地医院较差的工作条件。比如，好几位医生就曾用自己的钱购置了简单的医疗器械。
The medical team did more than complain about the relatively poor working conditions at the local hospital. For instance, several doctors bought simple medical instruments with their own money.
Unit8 翻译
1) 我们不赞成他认为自己应得到特殊待遇的态度。
We didn't like his attitude that he deserved special treatment.
2) 即使你是班上最好的学生之一，要保住成绩也得常常温习功课才行。
Even if you are one of the best students in class, in order to maintain your grades you must review your lessons often.
3) 过去有关太空时代的某些幻想已经成为现实。
Some of the old fantasies about the space age have come true.
4) 情况确实是如此，有些人一生中很早就获得成功，而另一些人则要工作很长时间方能实现自己的目标。
It is true that some people achieve success very early in life, while others must work a long time before attaining their goals.
5) 他坚持认为这次实验的失败主要由于准备不足(inadequate)。
He maintained that the failure of the experiment was largely due to inadequate preparation.
6) 如今研究人员提倡我们应该每天花些时间将自己想要达到的目标投射到心灵的屏幕上。
Researchers now recommend that we take time every day to project our desired goals onto the screen in our minds.
